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Originally Posted by TotallyWicked
Actually alot of Latino organizations at various colleges have asked schools to drop the name "Hispanic Heritage Month" and adopt Latino heritage month, there is the notion that Hispanic is a gov't term used dominantly for census reasons (I agree with this), I know "Hispano" and "Latino" has been used for a while in Latin America, but it has been predominantly used in the USA because of the diverse ethnic populations located here.
..and I would like names to be named, i mainly wanna see this website folks are talking about LOL
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I'm not arguing that the word latino is/isn't used, and I am not validating the use of a term over another. I'm well aware of the different p.o.v of this debate as I have both a BA and advanced degree in Latin American Studies. That does not change that fact that all people of latin american descent do not use the term latino to self identify.